Aistyonok
Aistyonok (Russian: Аистёнок, Little Stork; GRAU designation 1L271) is a portable counter-battery radar system developed and produced by the state-owned Almaz-Antey corporation for the Russian Armed Forces.
Aistyonok on display in 2009 | |
| Country of origin | Russia |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Almaz-Antey |
| Designer | Almaz-Antey |
| Introduced | 2008 |
| Type | Counter-battery radar |
| Range | 20 kilometres (12 mi) |
It is a mobile radar for the purpose of detecting position of weapons such as field artillery and anti-aircraft weapons, calculating the trajectory of incoming shells, and the control of unmanned aerial vehicles. Aistyonok is claimed to detect moving ground targets at a distance of up to 20 kilometres (12 mi), with capabilities to detect mortar fire positions at a distance of up to 5 kilometres (3.1 mi), moving ground equipment at a distance of up to 20 kilometres (12 mi), and the adjustment of artillery fire from 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) depending on the conditions.[1]
The Aistyonok system was debuted in 2008, and has since been introduced for limited use in the North Caucasus by the Russian Armed Forces.[citation needed] The counter-battery radar has also been used in the Russo-Ukrainian war.[2][3]
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- ^ "Artillery units of the Russian Southern Military District to operate Aistyonok man-portable radar TASS 12212161 | weapons defence industry military technology UK | analysis focus army defence military industry army".
- ^ Hoek, Svenren (2023-04-05). "Russian counter-battery radar 1L271 Aistenok was destroyed by the Ukrainian military using a kamikaze drone". r/CombatFootage. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
- ^ @UAWeapons, Ukraine Weapons Tracker (27 September 2022). "A Russian 1L271 portable mortar locating reconnaissance radar was captured by the Ukrainian army in Rubtsi, Donetsk". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-04-05.